AREAS OF STUDY
Explore our many programs designed for artists, scholars, and educators ready to shape the future of music.
Shaping the Future of Music, One Student at a Time
Preparing the next generation through excellence, mentorship, and innovation.
We are dedicated to inspiring and preparing the musicians of the next generation. The Moores School of Music, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and a member of the Texas Association of Music Schools, offers a rigorous and comprehensive education across a wide range of musical disciplines. Whether pursuing performance, education, composition, or therapy, students learn from world-class faculty dedicated to growth as musicians and individuals. With a strong commitment to mentorship, innovation, and artistic excellence, each program is designed to challenge, inspire, and prepare the next generation for a dynamic career in today’s ever-evolving musical landscape.
Faculty Per Program
- Mark Barton, Affiliate Artist in Tuba
- Kevin Fenske, Professor of Practice in Euphonium
- Phillip Freeman, Affiliate Artist in Bass Trombone
- Richard Harris, Affiliate Artist in Trumpet
- Mark Hughes, Affiliate Artist in Trumpet
- Robert Johnson, Affiliate Artist in French Horn
- Brian Kauk, Affiliate Artist in Trombone
- Brent Phillips, Affiliate Artist in Trombone
- Gavin Reed, Professor of Practice in French Horn; Head of Brass
- Jim Vassallo, Affiliate Artist in Trumpet
- Marcus Maroney, Associate Professor of Composition; Director of Graduate Studies
- Rob Smith, Professor and Coordinator of Composition; Director of AURA Contemporary Ensemble
- Joel Thompson, Affiliate Artist in Composition
- Kaitlin DeSpain, Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Choral Studies
- David Bertman, Director of Bands
- Franz Krager, Adeeb and Adeeba Hourani Endowed Professor of Conducting
- Anthony Maglione, Associate Professor and Director of Choral Studies
- Jorge Parodi, Instructional Assistant Professor of Conducting; Music Director of the Moores Opera Center
- Jeremy Garcia, Affiliate Artist in Guitar
- Gregory Petito, Affiliate Artist in Jazz Guitar
- Glen Ackerman, Affiliate Artist in Jazz and Contemporary Bass
- Noe Marmolejo, Director of Jazz Studies
- Gary Norian, Affiliate Artist in Jazz Piano
- Gregory Petito, Affiliate Artist in Jazz Guitar
- Woody Witt, Affiliate Artist in Saxophone
- Loneka Battiste, Associate Professor of Music Education
- Priscilla Bell, Lecturer in Music Education
- Julie Derges, Associate Professor of Music Education; Division Head of Music Education
- Emily McGinnis, Professor of Practice in Music Education
- Cory Meals, Assistant Professor in Music Education
- Penny Meitz, Adjunct Professor in String Methods
- Janwin Overstreet-Goode, Coordinator of Music Student Teaching and Certification
Music Theory
- Paul Garza, Lecturer in Music Theory and Musicology
- Jonathan Guez, Assistant Professor of Music Theory
- Timothy Koozin, Professor and Head of Music Theory
- Ji Yeon Lee, Associate Professor of Music Theory
- John Snyder, Professor of Music Theory
Musicology
- Kathryn Caton, Lecturer of Musicology
- Matthew Dirst, Professor and Head of Musicology
- Howard Pollack, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Musicology
- Damjan Rakonjac, Assistant Professor of Musicology
- Juan Fernando Velasquez, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology
- Edward A. Roth, Alice and Fletcher Pratt Endowed Professor of Music Therapy; Aspire Initiative Endowed Director of the Music Therapy Program; Professor, Moores School of Music and Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
- Daryl Robinson, Associate Professor and Head of Organ
- Luke Hubley, Affiliate Artist in Percussion; Lecturer in Musicology
- Alec Warren, Instructional Associate of Percussion
- Blake Wilkins, Professor and Head of Percussion; C W Moores Endowed Professor
- Timothy Hester, Edythe Bates Old Professor of Piano; Head of Keyboards; Director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts
- Gary Norian, Affiliate Artist in Jazz Piano
- Tali Morgulis, Associate Professor of Piano
- Andrew Staupe, Assistant Professor of Piano
- Brian Suits, Instructional Professor of Accompanying
- Todd Van Kekerix, Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy
- Glen Ackerman, Affiliate Artist in Jazz and Contemporary Bass
- Amber Archibald-Sešek, Professor of Practice in Viola
- Eunghee Cho, Professor of Practice in Cello
- Hope Cowan, Affiliate Artist in Harp
- Anthony Kitai, Affiliate Artist in Cello
- Eric Larson, Affiliate Artist in Double Bass
- Mann-Wen Lo, Professor of Practice in Violin
- Boson Mo, Affiliate Artist in Violin
- Kirsten Yon, Associate Professor of Violin; Head of Strings
- Zachary Averyt, Professor of Practice in Voice & Pedagogy
- Daniel Belcher, Instructional Assistant Professor of Voice
- Cynthia Clayton, Professor and Head of Voice; C W Moores Endowed Professor
- Timothy Jones, Professor of Voice
- Melanie Sonnenberg, Professor of Voice
- Hector Vásquez, Instructional Associate Professor of Voice
- Adam Dinitz, Affiliate Artist in Oboe/English Horn
- Aralee Dorough, Affiliate Artist in Flute
- Yevgeny Dokshansky, Professor of Practice in Clarinet; Head of Woodwinds
- Jonathan Fischer, Affiliate Artist in Oboe
- Randall Griffin, Affiliate Artist in Clarinet
- Tyler Martin, Affiliate Artist in Flute
- Sasha Potiomkin, Affiliate Artist in Clarinet
- Chester Rowell, Affiliate Artist in Clarinet
- Peggy Russell, Affiliate Artist in Flute
- Elise Wagner, Affiliate Artist in Bassoon
- Woody Witt, Affiliate Artist in Saxophone